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Cale henituse, also known as Cale Thames. He wasn't just trash, he was THE trash. Always throwing bottles left and right, at least that's what the rumours said.
Not the said trash has been missing for a month now, the henituse territory was a mess, though none really cared and instead some bars were grateful as they no longer had to take on the acts of the trash. But then, there were some who wondered, what actually happened? The young master disappeared without a trace after being beat up by the hero for bad-mouthing some villagers, but was that really all? They weren't saying that the hero did anything disgraceful other than beating him half dead on behalf of the dead villagers of course not!
Well let's go to where everything started...
it was a rainy day, and cales mother, jour, was going out to visit Harris village for something. He had a bad feeling, as did his sister, lumine.
Lumine was the older twin of Cale, she was always together with her brother, although they fight a lot, both loved eachother very much, They were stuck like magnets.
The twins both had a feeling, a feeling that this would be the last time they see their mother's face. The two begged the woman to not leave, after all it was raining heavily out there! But it did not worked and the woman, jour left the two childrens.
"Lumine... Will mother be alright?.. " Cale asked worried for his dear mother, after all her body was weak and the weather outside was terrible.
"I- .. I'm sure she would be just fine!" She gave a reassuring smile, one that always worked in comforting Cale. "Mm.." the young boy said feeling tired, so they went to bed hoping jour would be back in the morning to drink tea with them.
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It's already morning, lumine couldn't get this weird feeling off her chest, the feeling to go to find her mother immediately. Instinct, it was something that could save a person's life, and her instincts were never absolutely never wrong. So she got ready went out secretly to go to the Harris village, carefully to not wake her twin brother or the others.
The journey was hard walking by foot but she managed to get there quickly enough. She asked the villagers and they all said they didn't see the countess here. Except one person who claimed they saw her for a few seconds thinking it was their imagination, they saw her burying something.
Her head clicked, something in her screamed she had to check the mountains, so she did and oh the horrors that fell to the 8 year old child. She saw the carriage on the foot of the mountain, and her mother? Dead, Lumine was a smart child, she immediately checked for any breathing or pulse in hope she was still alive. It was, unfortunately for nothing, she was dead, she wasn't breathing and there was no pulse either.
She ran as quickly as possible back home and wrote an anonymous letter to tell them to check the mountain near Harris village, and that was all, she didn't say anything else.
And Cale woke up early, he was quite shocked seeing her sister in such a mess and immediately went to comfort her like she did last night.
Now luckily the count wasn't dumb, he noticed somehow was wrong and actually asked for some knights to go there. The results? A report of a carriage similar to the henituse's there. Deruth didn't need to hear more, he immediately went to go there himself and confirm it, he didn't want to believe the woman he loved would die so young.
(This time Cale (and Lumine) won't be there)
To his horrors, there was the red haired woman, on the ground lifeless. Deruth was pale as paper, he was having a mental breakdown as they were going back.
In another place however, was a more mature child who just saw her mom lying In a pool of blood getting comforted by a confused yet innocent angel. That is until they both heard people downstairs, Cale thought his mother finally got home, while Lumine... Well..
Cale quickly went down the flight of stairs but slowed down when he saw deruth, his father crying his eyes out and the butler, Ron just standing in he sidelines until he went closer to the clueless young master as he finally saw his sister going down slowly.
"Sister... What's wrong? Why is everyone sad?.." he asked, not knowing anything and being the only person left in the dark. ".. aether.." aether, that was the nickname jour gave Cale randomly but it ended up being something he was used to hearing. 'father is crying there, Lumine also looks sad, and then mothers also not here.. ah.' his finally figured it out, he didn't blame his sister for not wanting to tell him, he himself knows he wouldn't be able to take such heavy information immediately.
"I see then, I understand... I will be waiting in my room" he said as he put the 'innocent and pure' smile on his face acting as if he didn't care even after knowing what had happen to his own mother.
some might say he's heartless but to those closer to him could see he's on the verge of crying and one good example of those person are Ron and Lumine so Ron had left them alone and Lumine is staying by her angel-like brothers side until he fell asleep from exhaustion, it was understandable, after all he just woke up and had comforted his sister, then found out his mom is dead and he haven't even had the time to bathe. He was just a child, an innocent child damnit!
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It's already been a few days after the news and it's the day for the funeral to be done. Their father, deruth being too weak and damaged to work had left Lumine working with all the preparations for the upcoming funeral of their late mother.
Flashback
It was afternoon and she was absolutely exhausted. She wanted to finish the work so she could finish her paperwork as again, deruth was too hurt by the death of his wife to do anything and is holing in his room ever since. She was about to do it but found the mountain of papers in her study already done neatly and organised. And there was a sleeping Cale on her couch with some eye bags under his eye.
'ayahh.. this kid really.. " what amazed her more was that the work was don't quickly and was also done skillfully so she wondered if he had done this before. 'but then again, my little boy is really amazing!' she said proud of what a fine man his brother will grow into! (Not that she will let others take advantage of him of course)
End of flashback
Time flies like wind, It's now the day of the countess's funeral. As expected, deruth is crying his eyes out again while Cale, his eight year old son, was comforting him with cold eyes, Lumine? She was crying slightly, thought most couldn't see it from the rain.
The twins looked dead and the nobles were talking about how heartless and cold they were. "They didn't even cried when their mother died!" "I wish my children's won't be like that when I die.." "how heartless!!" They were all whispering to eachother, while Ron is glaring dagger at them, after all they were children's for god's sake!
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The funeral had already ended. Deruth was still crying while holding to Cale and Lumine as support, not noticing they looked like hey were this '||' close to breaking.
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(Yes another time skip..)
"Sister... It's been weeks, when is father gonna eat with us?" Cale asked "it's okay aether, I'll ask father ok?" Lumine answered "Mm.." they were in the study, while Cale was helping with paperworks which should have been someone else's job .. Lumine, still not understanding how to work with it, was taking a long break from training.
Knock knock there was someone knocking outside. "Who is it.." the man inside, or --- deruth, asked, not ordering to go in. (not that he would want to see the pathetic face of a failure of a father inside anyway ) "the young miss had asked whether you wanted to eat lunch with them or not" (oml idk how to write formally) the voice was Ron, he asked though not expecting for him to go. "I will eat in my office, tell her that" deruth answered coldly "... Understood" he wasn't surprised, it was expected after all.
"Well, what did father said?" Lumine hummed " the count said he shall eat in his office" the butler, Ron said "I see.." she replied shortly "does father not care for us anymore? Did we do something wrong.." Cale said quietly, but Cale being close enough to Lumine, she naturally heard him. "Of course not, he's just.. having a hard time! Now now, let's eat before it gets cold " beacrox had already made lunch for the two childrens, whom he saw as a younger sibling. She wanted to curse that sorry excuse of a father, but held back seeing that wouldn't do any good. especially to Cale, he was always a bright child and she didn't want him to end up on the wrong path because of such a silly reason.
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(Ily time skips ok jokes aside this part will have MANY time skips <3)
A year later
As usual, Lumine is training with her sword meanwhile Cale is helping her with the mountain load of paperworks, it's been a year, their already nine and that's still their usual routine. (Oh how grateful she is for having a smart and understanding younger brother like him) And they didn't really notice how deruth had left for 'certain' reasons (but more like they couldn't care any less about him).
Now that ron actually told them about deruth, Lumine still couldn't care less after how he treated the two kids, although Cale is worried, he eventually calmed down and continued his work.
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Another month had passed by, deruth is still out and well suprise suprise, Cale is kidnapped. He was outside to get some fresh air but ended up getting kidnapped when the maid was absent to get some water for him.
So naturally, the henituse territory is in chaos, rumours spread on how the young master got kidnapped even reaching the ears from the central area.(Idk what it's called) Lumine, who usually had a stoic face and a calm aura, was absolutely mad. Worst thing is? That sh1t excuse of a father didnt even do anything, there's no such thing as 'not knowing ' because he rumours had reached many ears, even into newspapers.
"Huff... It's been almost A WEEK AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T FOUND HIM?!" Lumine who was always calm is for once angry and taking it out on others, like the nine year old she's supposed to be. "I-im sor-" "sorry won't HELP! If you people can't find my little brother then I WILL" she was shouting loudly, very different from her ladylike appearance. She stood up and walking to the exit door "tell Ron and beacrox to get ready. I'll be waiting in my room." "Y-yes!" The not so important servant said
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"God damn your finally here"
". . young miss who thought you to curse like that?" Ron said, if looks could kill she Would have died then and there. But jokes aside beacrox is standing behind his (angry) father."do I look like I have time to care about etiquette when my bbrother is MISSING and could die any time?" Lumine said as she walked to the door
The father-son pair and Lumine is walking quicky down the hallway the exit door. Just as they stepped outside, they were met by a panicked knight "the- the young master is most likely in the border of forest of darkness!!" The knight said looking exhausted, you could tell he ran to the manor after hearing that the three would go out themselves.
"Ah, finally a useful information, remind me to reward your group later" "y-yes!"
"Do you not need a carriage?" Asked Ron "not needed, I had already ordered them a few hours back" Lumine simply answered.
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After what seemed to be hours of searching, they finally found a small cottage (?) that just seemed to be on the verge of collapsing. To waste no time, she entered the place only to be greeted with a knocked out Cale and two mens with a knife on his throat "don't come close!" He was threatening them with Cale as the hostage 'xxking cowards' she thought with an annoyed face.
"Ron, handle everything and make sure their alive for some 'talking' " "this servant shall do as you say " "g-get away!!" One of them said. Without any hesitation, he disarmed the two mens in ease. "scary old man.." the young girl muttered. (How tf do I write fight scenes..)
The fight didn't last long. In fact, it was more like a one sided massacre except here was no death. As soon as the two men was tied, Lumine immediately went to her sweet sleeping brother who's slowly waking up by all the loud noises. "Mmm.." Cale muttered, "Cale? Are you okay? Are you hurt, did they do something to you? She asked worried for the boy who like thier mother, was very fragile unlike her.
"Sister?.. " he said half asleep as he started to cry "uwahh.. that- that was so scary..." (Because in the original story, he didn't have anyone to depend on unlike here, he's a little more sensitive but that'll probably change later on) "I'm sorry for being late let's go now, okay? " she said picking him up gently. it was really unusual for her dear Cale to cry so she was scared what they might've done to him. And as she said that Cale was still crying while Ron and his son, beacrox was behind them staring at the mens while holding back the urge to kill him immediately.
(Oml I'm getting tired and we're still not even halfway in ...)
"Ron, beacrox it's time we go back to the manor. Bring those scums with us and squeeze every bit of information, if needed, chop their limbs and pull their nails one by one" fortunately, Cale was asleep from exhaustion and didn't hear the horrors his lovely sister just said. Though Ron was quite concerned on where she learned all these things from, he didn't say a word because that's exactly what he and his son was about to do.
("Writing is fun!" They said
"You should get into writing!" They said)
The kidnappers were well... Deformed
And Cale was safe once again!
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